Madikeri is situated at a distance of 252 KMs from Bangalore, close to Kerala border and in the Coorg district.
It was one of the few trips that I had with office colleauges.We were total 7 of us, so we arrranged a Travera for it.
We started on saturday afternoon after the office. Mine was the last minute entry to the trip, when I came to knew that it was an all boys night out :)
When we started I didnt even knew where we were going, but I knew that it was going to be a happening trip :)
After having good time in Travera (thanks to the holy water we picked on our way :D) we reached Madikeri. We picked our food and some more holy water and landed at our apartment. Boss had already arranged this luxury 5 room apartment for us.
After changing and refreshing we started our drink session, where I turned out to be the slowest drinker. Everyone but me was finishing there pegs within 2 mins. After the drinks and food started the real fun - the dance session. Although everyone was pulled in, only 4 people prooved there mettle on the floor. We people rocked all over with our belly dance. Here I would like to define "Belly Dance". It's a kind of dance form where people try to shake there legs but end up rocking there beer bellys. So please don't confuse it with some arabic dance form or shakira's dance, there dance is obviously a cheap copy of our fabulous "Belly dance".
It was fun all over and we finally signed off to our beds with high spirits.
Next morning we reached the Abbey falls. An extremely beautiful place. Covered by rocks and trees from all around. A small bridge is there in front of it which gives a good view of the fall. I was very much interested in getting down the bridge and getting close to the fall, but was stopped by some more sensible people. We had real tough time taking out pics here since it was drizzling and water from fall was reaching us too. We spent some time at this place and then started for Talakaveri temple.
I don't understand why all famous temples are located at hill top, and without any exception this place too was located at a height of 1276m from sea level. But it was worth climing the height, place is very beautiful and peaceful. Its the origin place of sacred river Kaveri. The heavy mist around was making the view even more exhilarating. From the temple area there is one staircase reaching to another hill top. If you dare to climb some 400-500 stairs you will get the view of your lifetime.
Later we went back to Madikeri where we bought some spices and coffee powder for which Coorg is famous.
In evening we reached a Tibetan colony where there is a Golden temple. A must visit if you are planning a trip to Coorg. I liked the huge statue of Budhha and the paintings around it. We were running out of time but i took out some time to observe the paintings around. I was a little surprised to see some of the paintings. I saw some of the god's caricatures possessing weapons. Some goddesses were depicted almost nude. And some were displayed having sexual intercourse. As per whatever knowledge I have of buddhism, it was shocking for me. But nearby there was a writing which explained some of the things, and I was relieved a bit.
It was an awesome experience, relaxing for mind. Don't miss it if you are in Bangalore.
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